##uity , humour , la ##rri ##kin ##ism , e ##gal ##itarian ##ism and mates ##hip ; traits which , according to popular thought , defined the behaviour of australian soldiers fighting at gall ##ip ##oli during the first world war . the gall ##ip ##oli campaign was one of the first international events that saw australians taking part as australians and has been seen as a key event in for ##ging a sense of national identity . the relationship between war and australian society has been shaped by two of the more enduring themes of australian strategic culture : band ##wa ##gon ##ing with a powerful ally and expeditionary warfare . indeed , australian defence policy was closely linked to britain until the japanese crisis of 1942
##uity, humour, larrikinism, egalitarianism and mateship ; traits which, according to popular thought, defined the behaviour of australian soldiers fighting at gallipoli during the first world war. the gallipoli campaign was one of the first international events that saw australians taking part as australians and has been seen as a key event in forging a sense of national identity. the relationship between war and australian society has been shaped by two of the more enduring themes of australian strategic culture : bandwagoning with a powerful ally and expeditionary warfare. indeed, australian defence policy was closely linked to britain until the japanese crisis of 1942